
5 more Mainers die and 284 coronavirus cases reported across the state
That brings the total number of coronavirus cases reported in Maine to 38,454 and deaths to 567.
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Gunman in Canada’s worst mass shooting smuggled in weapons at Maine border crossing
Three of the guns used, including the AR-15-style gun, were acquired by Gabriel Wortman while visiting Maine.

Hancock County sheriff won’t let group help inmates battle addiction over its support for Black Lives Matter
Inmates at the Hancock County Jail in Ellsworth have been without recovery coaches since last June.

Maine passed a law to prevent mass shootings. Police have used it 13 times.
The law allows authorities, with a judge’s permission, to confiscate weapons from people who pose a danger to themselves and others.
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